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The International number system is another method for representing numbers.
In International numbering system, to read the numbers easily different periods are formed. The periods used here are ones, thousand and millions etc.
The place values in the International system of numeration are Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Ten Thousands, Hundred Thousands, Millions, Ten millions, and so on.
Example:
Consider the number \(618,509,372\) the place values of each digit are:
\(2\) – Ones
\(7\) – Tens
\(3\) – Hundreds
\(9\) – Thousands
\(0\) – Ten Thousands
\(5\) – Hundred Thousands
\(8\) – Millions
\(1\) – Ten millions
\(6\) – Hundred millions
\(7\) – Tens
\(3\) – Hundreds
\(9\) – Thousands
\(0\) – Ten Thousands
\(5\) – Hundred Thousands
\(8\) – Millions
\(1\) – Ten millions
\(6\) – Hundred millions
Let us go through the International numeral system place value tables:
Periods on Ones:
| Place value | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
| Number | \(100\) | \(10\) | \(1\) |
| Number of zeros | \(2\) | \(1\) | \(0\) |
Periods on Thousands:
| Place value | Hundred Thousands | Ten Thousands | Thousands |
| Number | \(100000\) | \(10000\) | \(1000\) |
| Number of zeros | \(5\) | \(4\) | \(3\) |
Periods on Millions:
| Place value | Hundred Million | Ten Million | Million |
| Number | \(100000000\) | \(100000000\) | \(1000000\) |
| Number of zeros | \(8\) | \(7\) | \(6\) |
Periods on Billions:
| Place value | Hundred Billion | Ten Billion | Billion |
| Number | \(100000000000\) | \(10000000000\) | \(1000000000\) |
| Number of zeros | \(11\) | \(10\) | \(9\) |
Periods on Trillions:
| Place value | Hundred Trillion | Ten Trillion | Trillion |
| Number | \(100000000000000\) | \(10000000000000\) | \(1000000000000\) |
| Number of zeros | \(14\) | \(13\) | \(12\) |
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